Roberto Lage
A judo and jiu-jitsu instructor, Roberto Lage built Equipe Lage after training with Octávio de Almeida and promoted students including Patricia Lage.
Biography
Sources for this profile
Terra, ‘Morre Roberto Lage, um dos precursores do jiu-jítsu no País’ (20 August 2021)(opens in a new tab)
Roberto Lage died in São Paulo on August 20, 2021, aged 71.
Where in the source: Opening report — death, date, age and São Paulo.
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Lage began martial-arts training with judo at age eight, added karate ten years later, and began jiu-jitsu at 25.
Where in the source: Career account — sequence of judo, karate and jiu-jitsu training ages.
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Terra reported that Lage held a coral belt in jiu-jitsu from 2012.
Where in the source: Rank paragraph — coral belt in jiu-jitsu since 2012.
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Lage trained extensively with Octávio de Almeida, became an instructor, formed Equipe Lage, and promoted black belts including Fernando Yamasaki and his daughter Patricia Lage.
Where in the source: Career account — Octávio de Almeida, Equipe Lage and named black-belt promotions.
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Terra reported six São Paulo championship titles and a silver medal at the 1996 Pan-American Championship for Lage in jiu-jitsu.
Where in the source: Closing career summary — six São Paulo titles and 1996 Pan-American silver.
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CNN Brasil, ‘Jiu-jitsu não é para mulher: multicampeãs relatam trajetória de luta até o mundial’ (1 September 2024)(opens in a new tab)
A 2024 CNN Brasil feature on Patricia Lage identifies her father as a judo and jiu-jitsu master and shows historical photos captioned as Roberto Lage and Patricia Lage.
Where in the source: Patrícia Lage account and photo carousel — her father is a judo and jiu-jitsu master; captions name Roberto and Patricia Lage.
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